Australian News

NBN, telcos caught in ACCC tug of war

June 6, 2012

NBN Co has moved to assure retail service providers (RSPs) that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be able to mediate contract negotiations between itself and the telcos. NBN Co’s special access undertaking (SAU) sets out how the company will operate in the fixed-line regulatory environment for the next 30 years. It is designed to work hand in hand with the shorter-length wholesale broadband agreements (WBAs) that retail service providers like Optus and iiNet will sign to provide services over the National Broadband Network (NBN). Read MORE.